Apple in June previewed watchOS 9, which brings new features and enhanced experiences to the world’s leading wearable operating system. In the updated Workout app, Apple Watch users will now have access to advanced metrics, views, and training experiences inspired by high-performing athletes help users take their workouts to the next level. With watchOS 9, Apple now makes the best running watch.
Whether you’re already an avid runner, just getting started, or want to make deliberate progress, watchOS 9 offers the most robust Apple Watch running metrics to date.
Here are the 9 new main Apple Watch running metrics and features:
- Heart Rate Zones
- Stride Length
- Ground Contact Time
- Vertical Oscillation
- Average Power
- Race against best or last run
- Pacer with on-screen metrics and alerts
- Create custom run workouts with “work” and “recovery” segments
- Multisport workout type that automatically switches between running, biking, and swimming for triathletes
MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote back in June, “With watchOS 9, we’ll be switching from Strava for Apple’s Workout app for running for the first time.”
The ability to create and follow intervals, running form metrics, and much more in watchOS 9 shows some much needed and appreciated love for runners! — MacDailyNews, June 6, 2022
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It’s not the best running wartch until there is an easy way to start / stop using the crown or side button. For many runners, timed intervals on a track are bread and butter and annoying as hell with the apple watch. All the other metrics are nice, but just replicate what the old-school Timex Ironman did for stop / start, lap, and countdown / countdown-repeat. How is it possible these basic but essential aspects are still lacking??!!!
The Apple watch sucks for sports. Touchscreens don’t work well in the real world with dirt and sweat